On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:34:40 +0000, Harry wrote:

I have a 4 month old Bichon Frise who doesnt like dry food. I have tried
Science diet Natures best, Purina Puppy Chow and Wellness dry foods and
she barely ate them. Then I gave her some Science Diet canned food and
she ate it like she never ate before. I know dry is supposed to be
better for her, but It seemed like she wasnt eating enough before. Any
advise would be appreciated.

Where did you get the idea dry food is better than moist? It doesn't
clean their teeth (despite what some advertising implies). As buglady
pointed out it also has a significant grain (i.e., cereal) content which
many people feel is inappropriate for a canine. Would you enjoy eating
grape-nuts without milk every day?

I feed my pack of four equal amounts (by volume) of dry and canned
plus two ounces of pure protein (e.g., roasted chicken). Two of the
dogs have particularly sensitive stomach and tend to have seriously
nasty flatulance if I feed them the wrong thing (such as cheese). One
appears to be intolerant of wheat. Three of the four would ignore most
brands of dry food I tried. Late last year I switched to Solid Gold
dry and canned. All four bowls are now licked clean inside of three
minutes. They seem to have a slight preference for the Millenia over
the Hund-n-Flocken kibble.

Lastly, I would eat ramen soup every day before feeding any Purina
brand dog food to my dogs. If their food has any redeeming features
it's news to me.